Zelensky’s arrival in Miami; An important meeting with Trump is ahead

According to Isna, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Miami, Florida, minutes ago to meet US President Donald Trump, and as soon as he arrived, he was welcomed by Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olha Stefanishin.

CNN reported: “The meeting between Zelenskiy and Trump in Maralago at 1:00 p.m. EST (9:30 p.m. Tehran time) is aimed at filling gaps in the original 28-point peace plan that the US president first proposed last month, and which Ukraine has since amended to 20 points. “American representatives have begun intensive efforts to finalize a proposal that both Ukraine and Russia can agree on.”

Donald Trump, who has been in Palm Beach since December 20, will interrupt his vacation for this conversation. The meeting was arranged after Zelensky recently had an hour-long phone call with US presidential special envoy Steve Wittkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, who is working to finalize a peace deal.

Trump said earlier this month that he did not think it would be useful to meet with Zelenskiy or his European allies unless they were close to reaching an agreement, a sign that the talks were at an advanced stage.

US officials have described “significant progress” in peace efforts; So that a recent American official emphasized that “90% of the provisions of the relevant agreement have been resolved”.

Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed this figure on Friday, and on Saturday, in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, he said: “I hope to have a very productive meeting with President Trump.”

Resolving the remaining 10 percent has been difficult and includes the thorny issue of ceding Ukrainian territory, which will be necessary to end the nearly four-year-old war. Russia has not backed down from its demands, including the surrender of the entire Eastern Donbas region by Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated: “If Kiev is not willing to resolve this issue peacefully, Russia will achieve all the goals of special military operations through military means.”

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